District profile / Tennessee

Perry County

Linden, Tennessee · Public school district · #119 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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1,100

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,516

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% above the Tennessee median

#119

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Perry County is a public school district based in Linden, Tennessee, serving 1,100 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #119 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 2% of them. Its schools average 220 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $11,516 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Tennessee median.

How Perry County compares

Perry CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,516

Tennessee median $10,059 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,997

Tennessee median $6,268 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Students per school220

Tennessee median 467 · 53% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$13.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 20%State 57%Local 24%

Measure	Perry County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,516	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,997	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$12.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$13.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Tennessee median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Tennessee

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Houston CountyErin	1,265	6	$10,218	n/a	#118
Perry CountyLinden · this district	1,100	5	$11,516	n/a	#119
FayettevilleFayetteville	1,080	3	$10,962	n/a	#120
Clay CountyCelina	1,054	4	$10,374	n/a	#121
Humboldt City SchoolsHumboldt	1,044	3	$11,608	n/a	#122

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Roseau Public School DistrictRoseau, MN	1,101	$11,827	14.7
South Ripley Community School CorporationVersailles, IN	1,100	$10,530	14.7
Kaw ValleySt. Marys, KS	1,100	$14,333	10.9
Millburn CCSD 24Old Mill Creek, IL	1,099	$20,339	12.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tn-perry-county